About me
Hello and welcome. I’m a person-centred therapist who believes that much damage is done in relationships. I also believe that, as hard as it might seem, it is in relationship that we heal. The core of my practice is in offering you a relationship you can trust. Where you’re accepted, held and supported. I will welcome you, exactly as you are. Whatever you are dealing with, I commit to working with you openly and sincerely as myself. I will listen, understand and engage with you sensitively and compassionately as a “fellow traveller”, in the hope that it will allow you to feel safe to explore your concerns.
My experience tells me that, as we collaborate, shedding light on your unique patterns, reactions, thoughts and feelings, you will start to feel different. You will gain insights, know yourself better and experience a stronger sense of yourself. This will give you more agency to move forward in ways that suit you, rather than being buffeted by life’s events.
If this feels like the right fit for you, please get in touch. I offer a free introductory call and a reduced rate first session. I also offer a limited number of concessionary spaces.
Training, qualifications & experience
My journey into counselling began as a reluctant and recalcitrant client, struggling to manage my way in the world. Over time, I gained clarity and perspective on my life which gave me confidence to accept more responsibility, recognise my pain and eventually find healing. These experiences of therapy sparked a desire to continue to grow in the field and so now I'm still a client but also a practitioner.
I've completed the COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills at Strathclyde University and the BACP-accredited Professional Diploma in Person Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy.
Aside from my private practice, I work as a counsellor for a community health project in the west of Edinburgh.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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Fees
£55.00 per session
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